Met Opera Guild Podcast

Metropolitan Opera Guild

Podcast by Metropolitan Opera Guild

  1. Ep. 224: Expanding the Canon Part III - Foreign Works

    07/05/2023

    Ep. 224: Expanding the Canon Part III - Foreign Works

    On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the last of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being expanded, featuring Guild lecturer Matthew Timmermans. In this final episode, he will dive into how the Met’s production of foreign works such as Shostakovich’s Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk and Britten’s Peter Grimes have expanded the boundaries of the canon. This marks our final podcast episode of this season, but we will return on August 9 with a brand new season! Until then, make sure to follow The Metropolitan Opera Guild, Opera News, and The Metropolitan Opera on your favorite social media platforms to keep up to date on all things opera!

    1h 10m
  2. Ep. 223: Expanding the Canon Part II - Star-Studded Revivals

    06/21/2023

    Ep. 223: Expanding the Canon Part II - Star-Studded Revivals

    Today, we have the second of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being expanded, featuring Guild lecturer Matthew Timmermans. In this episode, he will dive into star-studded revivals —looking at somewhat unknown operas that are often revived with all-star casts, such as Cherubini’s Medea and Giordano’s Fedora.

    1h 5m
  3. Ep. 222: Expanding the Canon Part I - New Works

    06/07/2023

    Ep. 222: Expanding the Canon Part I - New Works

    On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the first of three episodes exploring how the operatic canon is being expanded, featuring Guild lecturer Matthew Timmermans. In this first episode, he will dive into two new productions that have pushed the boundaries of the canon—Terence Blanchard’s Champion and Kevin Puts’s The Hours.

    1h 12m
  4. Ep. 221: Talking About Opera on Die Zauberflöte

    05/31/2023

    Ep. 221: Talking About Opera on Die Zauberflöte

    On today’s episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are delving into our archives to explore Die Zauberflöte with the late renowned music scholar Father Owen Lee. Die Zauberflöte is a sublime and magical fairytale full of mysticism, love, and humor. Listen to learn more about the opera’s fantastical drama and ethereal score.

    54 min
  5. Ep. 220: Opera Outlook on Don Giovanni

    05/17/2023

    Ep. 220: Opera Outlook on Don Giovanni

    On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are joined by lecturer Phillip Gainsley as he explores the music and drama of Don Giovanni. Based on the legend of Don Juan, Mozart’s masterpiece has remained on the operatic stage since its premiere in 1787 and has gone on to become a cultural behemoth, inspiring playwrights such as Peter Shaffer and other composers such as Liszt and Tchaikovsky. On today’s episode, we will delve into what makes this evergreen opera as popular today as it was in the 18th century.

    1h 3m
  6. Ep. 219: Opera Outlook on Champion

    04/26/2023

    Ep. 219: Opera Outlook on Champion

    On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we are joined by lecturer Tanisha Mitchell as she discusses the music and real-life themes of Champion, an “opera in jazz.”

    50 min
  7. Ep. 218: The Mythos and Myths of Wagner's Male Characters Part II

    03/29/2023

    Ep. 218: The Mythos and Myths of Wagner's Male Characters Part II

    On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the second of two episodes exploring the mythos and myths of Wagner’s male characters, featuring Guild lecturer Desiree Mays. In this second episode, she will continue to explore the ideas of myth and mythos and how they are presented in Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg and Lohengrin.

    1h 13m
  8. Ep. 217: The Mythos and Myths of Wagner's Male Characters Part I

    03/22/2023

    Ep. 217: The Mythos and Myths of Wagner's Male Characters Part I

    Mythos, myth, legend and folk art were all topics that captivated Richard Wagner when he was no longer satisfied with realistic situations and the confines of time and space. On today's episode of The Metropolitan Opera Guild Podcast, we have the first of two episodes exploring the myth and mythos of Wagner’s male characters, featuring Guild lecturer Desiree Mays. In this first episode she will explore the idea of myth and mythos and how it is presented through the doom-ridden Dutchman.

    1h 20m
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Podcast by Metropolitan Opera Guild

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  • Creator
    Metropolitan Opera Guild
  • Years Active
    2015 - 2023
  • Episodes
    219
  • Rating
    Clean
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